DrStefano Sandrone

Stefano Sandrone is an Italian neuroscientist and an international leader in neuroscience and medical education.

He has won many of the most important awards globally, including:
-the Science Educator Award presented by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) in 2019;
-the A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award (twice) from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in 2020 and 2024;
-the Miriam Friedman Ben-David Award from the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) in 2024;
-the Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award (youngest winner and the first European to win this award) from the American Neurological Academy (ANA) in 2024.

Moreover, he has/had leadership roles in major national and international committees, including at:
-the Italian Ministry of Health.
-The European Health Parliament, a Brussels-based initiative founded by Google, EU40, POLITICO, College of Europe, Johnson & Johnson and European Patients' Forum.
-The Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME), which was established in 1957 ‘to conduct, promote and disseminate medical education research and scholarship’.
-The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), a worldwide organisation with members in over 90 countries across five continents.
-The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), which represents more than 40,000 neuroscientists and neurologists worldwide, where he was the youngest vice Chair and Chair ever.
-The American Neurological Association (ANA), the ‘premier professional society of academic neurologists and neuroscientists since 1875’.
-The International Behaviour Neuroscience Society (IBNS), with members from 34 countries.
-The International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS), a global society established in 1996 to promote and facilitate the growth of research and education in neural behavioural genetics.

At Imperial College London, he is the co-director of the MRes Experimental Neuroscience and the MSc Translational Neuroscience. He is also a Senior Tutor and Welfare Tutor and has teaching responsibilities and leadership roles at Departmental, Faculty and College levels.



EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH EXPERTISE
Active learning and flipped classroom in neuroscience and psychiatry education
Identity development in neuroscience education
Identity and sense of belonging in STEM
Augmented and virtual reality in neurology and neuroscience education
Metaverse in medical education
Mentoring schemes for women in neurology



TEACHING ROLES
At Imperial College, Dr Sandrone teaches on the following courses:

-MRes Experimental Neuroscience

-MSc Translational Neuroscience

-MBBS/BSc Neuroscience and Mental Health

-Graduate School

Global Postgraduate Retreat on ‘Communication and Teamwork’

How to survive and enjoy the Master lab experience

How to Prepare for a Master’s Viva

-Global Fellows programmes

London

Munich

Media coverage (selection)
Class (Italy), Discover Magazine Blogs (USA), EcoDiario.es (Spain), Espresso (Italy), Fanpage (Italy), Focus (Italy), Gehirn und Geist (Germany), Gemini.no (Norway), Gravita’ Zero (Italy), Investigación y Ciencia (Spain), La Stampa (Italy), La Tercera (Chile), Le Scienze (Italy), Motherboard (USA), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Folio (Switzerland), National Public Radio (USA), New Scientist (United Kingdom), Rai Uno (Italy), Rai Due (Italy), Sapere (Italy), Science News (USA), Smithsonian (USA), Spiegel Online (Germany), Wired (Italy).